Dragon's Rise

Shadow of the Dragon #3

by Tielle St. Clare

Book 3 in the Shadow of the Dragon series.

As a child, Prince Bren of Xicanth saw the devastation created when a dragon is rejected by its mate...and vowed he would never unleash that kind of horror and suffering on a woman. The promise is simple to maintain until Tynan, the dragon who shares his existence, chooses a mate and demands to claim her as only a dragon can. Bren's own needs make it almost impossible to deny his dragon the taste of her flesh that the beast so desires. But even as Bren unwillingly succumbs to the lure of the dragon's mate, he realizes something isn't right. A dragon can have only one mate...yet Tynan has claimed two...no, three different women.

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Erotica, Dragons, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Shapeshifters

264 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

About the author

Tielle (pronounced "teal") St. Clare has had life-long love of romance novels. She began reading romances in the 7th grade when she discovered Victoria Holt novels and began writing romances at the age of 16 (during Trigonometry, if the truth be told). During her senior year in high school, the class dressed up as what they would be in twenty years-Tielle dressed as a romance writer.

When not writing romances, Tielle has worked in public relations and video production for the past 20 years. Tielle moved to Alaska when she was seven years old in 1972 when her father was transferred with the military.

Tielle believes romances should be hot and sexy with a great story and fun characters.

Reviews

[Cheap and Lazy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the third book in the series and I've loved them all. While they would easily stand on their own, why miss out on the others? I love the author's voice and have read others stories of hers. This series is my favorite so far, half fairy-tale, half really hot romance. There are a lot of love scenes and they're very well done, but there's plenty of story and character development too, and the conflicts are believable.

[Kimchi · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ok here is the thing. I was not really interested in this prince's story. To be honest it was boring. I Found myself more interested in his sisters story and how they would find her if they ever did. I could not really get into the whole spy thing. It was tedious at best and probaly one of those books that was maybe a complete waste of time.

[LilMisGrayBrisk · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was cute and it was amusing to read the confusion that dragon had with his "three" mates. The chemistry was very strong between the characters and they were both very likable.

[MK · Rating 4 out of 5]

The plot in this story is really interesting. It leaves you guessing what really is the assignment Keene and her team have to accomplish. And also the development of their relationship is not relly fast and makes you wonder want Bren is feeling. There are many sex scenes, but it is in many variety that it does not make you bored with it. The action scenes are many enough to balance the former. And also I like that Bren and Keene are equal in power, that Keene is not typically the damsel in distress (I guess she is in on one scene). The only thing I will criticize is that the discovery of the mastermind is quite anti climatic. Anyway, this is my favorite book of the series so far.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read - this is the story of Bren the oldest [and somewhat stodgy:] son of Kei and Lorran. His dragon finds his mate - three times with three different women - and that's supposed to be impossible...

There's a whole lot of hot Energizer bunny sex but it has an interesting plot, good characters and cute dialog. Warning the heroine has [oral:] sex with the hero in dragon form - if that bugs you stay away from these four.

Shadow of the Dragon
1. Dragon's Kiss (2004)
2. Dragon's Fire (2005)
3. Dragon's Rise (2005)
4. Dragon's Prey (2009)

[Erin Kyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book starts out pretty slow, I think, and speeds up from middle to end. The beginning is mostly lots of steam (ahem) and after a while, even that can get a bit tiresome. As yet, this is my least favorite of the first three books.

But, like the previous two books, St Clare has outdone herself with the interesting premise, characters, and storyline. Nicely done. Nicely done.

[Lizzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Boy, you better be prepared to jump into this one with both feet. The crazy dynamics and 'people' juggling going on in this book will have more than your head spinning. I enjoyed the returning characters, and the consistent theme, it makes it easier to follow the craziness.

[Life Without Frank · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, if you've made this far through the series it just gets better and better. Book three is no exception, hotter than the last two, in my opinion. This was my favorite of the whole series. Loved Bren and Keene and their story!

[Marina · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Karen Desmond · Rating 5 out of 5]

5

[Betzacosta Betzacosta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hasta a mí me aturdió el cambio de mujeres y el mismo resultado. Este libro es hermoso

[Yessenia Andaverde · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

A fantastic story, a great read. And though the other two are much better than this one, it is not bad.